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  1. 1
    Neil Peart Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Neil Peart

    Hard rock, Progressive rock, Heavy metal, Jazz, Swing, Big band
    Hamilton
    A Work in Progress, The Hockey Theme, Anatomy of a Drum Solo
    Canada
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  2. 2
    John Bonham Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    John Bonham

    Hard rock, Heavy metal, Folk rock, Blues-rock
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  3. 3
    Ginger Baker Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Ginger Baker

    Hard rock, Jazz fusion, Blues-rock, Jazz, Psychedelic rock
    Live !, Horses & Trees, Stratavarious, Do What You Like, No Material, African Force, Middle Passage More
    England
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  4. 4
    Keith Moon Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Keith Moon

    Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock, Heavy metal, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Power pop, Blues, Surf music, Art rock, Protopunk, Skiffle More
    Harlesden
    Two Sides of the Moon
    England, Sweden
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  5. 5
    Terry Bozzio Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Terry Bozzio

    Classical music, Alternative rock, Rock music, Jazz fusion, Synthpop, New Wave, Jazz More
    Prime Cuts, Chamber Works, Drawing the Circle
    United States of America
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  7. 6
    Bill Bruford Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Bill Bruford

    Rock music, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Jazz, Instrumental rock
    Sevenoaks
    Master Strokes: 1978-1985, Fragile, Summerfold Collection (disc 1), Yessongs, Symphonic Music of Yes, Close to the Edge, Gradually Going Tornado More
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  8. 7
    Danny Carey Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Danny Carey

    Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Heavy metal, Experimental rock, Progressive metal, Industrial rock More
    United States of America
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  9. 8
    Mike Portnoy Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Mike Portnoy

    Hard rock, Progressive rock, Heavy metal, Thrash metal, Progressive metal, Metalcore More
    Prime Cuts, Cover to Cover
    United States of America
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  10. 9
    Ian Paice Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Ian Paice

    Hard rock, Progressive rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock
    England
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  11. 10
    Carl Palmer Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Carl Palmer

    Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Pop rock, Electronic dance music, Electronica, Art rock More
    'Do Ya Wanna Play Carl?', Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends... Ladies and Gentlemen, Working Live, Volume 2, Working Live, Volume 1 More
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  12. 11
    Stewart Copeland Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Stewart Copeland

    Rock music, Jazz, New Wave, Pop music, Reggae, Reggae rock, Progressive rock More
    Alexandria
    The Equaliser & Other Cliffhangers, The Leopard Son, The Rhythmatist, Rapa Nui, Silent Fall, Klark Kent, Klert Kant, Kollected Works, Rumble Fish, The Stewart Copeland Anthology, Rumble Fish, Talk Radio / Wall Street More
    United States
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  13. 12
    Dave Lombardo Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Dave Lombardo

    Heavy metal, Thrash metal, Death metal, Speed metal, Avant garde metal, Groove metal More
    South Gate
    Drums of Death, Drums of Death
    United States of America
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  14. 13
    Steve Gadd Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Steve Gadd

    Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Bebop, Blues
    Gadd About, Live at Voce, The Gadd Gang
    United States of America
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  15. 14
    Vinnie Colaiuta Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Vinnie Colaiuta

    Rock music, Jazz fusion, Pop music, Jazz, Funk, Bebop, Post-bop
    Brownsville
    Jing Chi, Vinnie Colaiuta
    United States of America
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  16. 15
    Carter Beauford Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Carter Beauford

    Alternative rock, Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Jazz, Black metal, World music, Fusion More
    Charlottesville
    United States of America
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  18. 16
    Tim Alexander Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Tim Alexander

    Alternative rock, Jazz fusion, Alternative metal, Experimental rock, Funk-rock More
    United States of America
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  19. 17
    Simon Phillips Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Simon Phillips

    Rock music, Hard rock, Jazz fusion, Heavy metal, Jazz
    Another Lifetime, Force Majeure, Symbiosis, Protocol, Out of the Blue, Out of the Blue More
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  20. 18
    Rod Morgenstein Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Rod Morgenstein

    Rock music, Hard rock, Jazz fusion, Heavy metal, Glam metal
    United States of America
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  21. 19
    Matt Cameron Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Matt Cameron

    Alternative rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Alternative metal, Neo-Psychedelia, Garage rock, Grunge music, Psychedelic music More
    United States of America
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  22. 20
    Dennis Chambers Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Dennis Chambers

    Jazz fusion, Jazz, Funk, Chicano rock
    Petite Blonde, Planet Earth, Getting Even
    United States of America
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  23. 21
    Chad Wackerman Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Chad Wackerman

    Rock music, Jazz fusion, Jazz
    Forty Reasons, The View, Scream, Legs Eleven
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  24. 22
    Phil Collins Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Phil Collins

    Rock music, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Pop rock, Soft rock, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Jazz, Rock and roll, Blue-eyed soul, Big band More
    Chiswick
    The Platinum Collection, Strangers Like Me, Live and Loose in Paris, Tarzan: The Broadway Musical, Both Sides, Hits, Sussudio, Going Back, That's Just the Way It Is, True Colors, Finally... The First Farewell Tour, Best Ballads, Hello, I Must Be Going!, Wear My Hat, Buster, Every Day, Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack, Son of Man, You'll Be in My Heart, Dance into the Light, Testify, Serious Hits… Live!, In The Air Tonight '88, Two Hearts, It's in Your Eyes, Dance Into the Light, The Very Best Of, Tarzan, In the Air Tonight, Tarzan, I Missed Again, Phil Collins, True Colors, Live USA, 12"ers, Face Value, Tarzan (2007 Original Dutch Cast), No Jacket Required, 2001 Diamond Collection, No Matter Who, Tarzan, The Platinum Collection, Don't Lose My Number, ...But Seriously, Another Day in Paradise, Brother Bear: Original Soundtrack, Thru' These Walls, Live and Loose in Paris, At Fukuoka Dome: Live, We Wait and We Wonder, Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New, Wild Connections (feat. Gary Moore and Rod Argent), You Can't Hurry Love, I Wish It Would Rain Down, A Groovy Kind of Love, Both Sides of the Story, Like china, Lalo's Selection: Best of Phil Collins and Genesis, Tarzan En Español, In the Air Tonight, Collection 2000, Wake Up Call, Do You Remember?, Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) More
    England, United Kingdom
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  25. 23
    Mitch Mitchell Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Mitch Mitchell

    Rock music, Hard rock, Jazz fusion, Jazz, Psychedelic rock
    England
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  26. 24
    Virgil Donati Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Virgil Donati

    Jazz fusion, Progressive metal, Instrumental rock
    Stretch, Just Add Water
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  27. 25
    Max Weinberg Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time Music picture

    Max Weinberg

    Rock music, Popular music, Jazz
    Newark
    United States of America
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  1. badgerbull
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 11/05/2010 8:53 PM
    what about the drummer from Pantera that guy is one of best ever. Phil collins has a Ph.D in percussions.
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    1. magnum ta 1986
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/09/2011 10:16 PM
      badgerbull checkout number 26 vinnie paul is the drummer from pantera.
      reply
  2. Petr Ocelík
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 11/18/2011 5:37 AM
    No Buddy Rich!? Tony Williams? Dave Weckel? Brian Blade? All of those drummers are worse than Ringo Starr? Phil Collins before Billy Cobham? Silly.
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  3. joby
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 11/05/2010 8:55 PM
    max wienberg from Conan....you have to be kidding ...that guy just plays the same beat over and over....he is one of the worst drummers in my opinion and he is a complete goofball
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    1. shobot
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/18/2011 1:37 AM
      ill admit, im a devoted conan fan before im a devoted drummer, but wienberg is a fairly good drummer even with out conan. go to his drummerworld page, hes actualy pretty good. \n\noh and as for being a goofball, what does that mean for keith moon? :P
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  4. Anonymous
    Travis Barker at 4/18/2010 3:30 PM
    Definetly deserves higher than 83 on the best drummers list.
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  5. smitty
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/20/2010 12:09 PM
    where is richie haywood of little feat?
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  6. dfcv
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 3/29/2011 2:20 PM
    where the h**l is randy castillo
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  7. tehehehe
    Neil Peart at 6/26/2010 10:01 PM
    have no respect for neil peart, every time i see his name above bonham, moon,baker, and paice i get enraged, im a drummer, and im twelve, john bonham is my hero, and as for peart if i had a 360 piece kit, i could be the best drummer of all time, RUSH SUCKS!
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    1. Music Man
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 2/06/2012 5:57 PM
      since your only 12, no wonder you think RUSH sucks. they are light years ahead of what you could understand since they are the GODS of Heavy prog. here are a few lessons in life. #1 tastes changes in life. I bet you think dark chocolate sucks, when i was your age I hated dark chocolate, I love it now thou as do most older people. so with time you may learn to love RUSH an Neil Peart #2 LIVE your own life. just cause your MOM hates RUSH, dont follow what she thinks about music dont be a monkey hear monkey like type of person. #3 size does not matter. Sudd Webb was shortest basketball player to ever compete in a slam dunk competition an he WON it. so your "If i had 360 piece kit: does not mean anything
      btw keep enjoying music thats why music is here, TO be enjoyed, if you dont like something thats fine there is always music you will love, an great to hear your such a young drummer keep the beats going
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    1. m1a1
      Neil Peart at 11/12/2010 11:07 PM
      no respect is about it. maybe you should listen to some more music before becoming a judge
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    1. Hex
      Neil Peart at 9/20/2010 8:02 AM
      You're an idiot
      reply
  8. your mom
    Neil Peart at 11/29/2010 5:12 PM
    i agree with the twelve year old, he sucks
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  9. R4One
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/26/2011 4:53 PM
    The folks over at Rollin Stone had to be 'stoned' when they put this list together!! Dennis Chambers should be in the top 10. Furthermore, some of the drummers should not even be listed in the top 10...Keith Moon??, Ian Paice?? They were fantastic during their era but not good enough to be on the top 10.
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  10. magnum ta 1986
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/09/2011 7:04 PM
    what about steve thomas from shooting star.or jimmy sullivan from a7x. jason bonham,john son is really good.rick allen from def leppard come on the guy plays with one arm.
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  11. syncopation
    Carter Beauford at 12/26/2010 9:58 PM
    Carter should be among the top five
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  12. abcd
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/13/2011 1:39 PM
    And the dude from Blink 182 is better than Chad Smith? Jeez, Rolling Stone really sucks.
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  13. rushblowseverything
    Neil Peart at 8/03/2011 6:36 PM
    Hey im frickin 14 years old you little 12 year old crap... you suck and youll never get anywhere in life with that attitude towards rush... i doubt you could name 5 rush songs off of the top of your head. have you ever seen rush in concert? i didnt think so. obviously you didnt see john bonham cuz he died so how would you know? our just saying you like those crappy drummers cuz your dad likes them huh. your just a FOLLOWER!!!!!! RUSH IS THE BEST!!!! I agree that John is second haha but no one beats neil... hes just a beast that can play literally anything on a normal drum set. he was number one before he had a 360 kit and hell be number 1 forever. so go die little f*g... Rush is more intricate than your brain can ever imagine little daddys boy follower
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  14. Shelber13
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 9/09/2011 10:09 PM
    Jimmy sullivan should be on this list!
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    1. ugxwolf
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 10/07/2011 6:39 PM
      Agreed to the ultimate degree. I've heard very few drummers better than The Rev. Certainly not Taylor Hawkins or Joey Jordison. We should petition to get The Reverend Tholomew Plague, Jimmy Sullivan, Rat Head, Fiction, on this list because it's a great injustice not to include him!
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      1. Pallknowing1
        Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 12/07/2011 4:15 PM
        Both of you should be kicked off this site, DON'T give an opinion unless you know what your talking about.
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  15. Rocco
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 10/26/2011 1:11 PM
    Jim Keltner
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  16. MATTJG
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 2/01/2011 12:44 PM
    Wheres Mike Wengren?
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  17. JoeyT
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/11/2011 10:08 PM
    Are you kidding me Rolling Stone???? Two words...Buddy Rich....
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  18. abcd
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/13/2011 1:38 PM
    No way Chamberlain is 59. Completely absurd.
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  19. Christian Manolov
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 12/22/2011 3:00 AM
    Rolling Stone, YOU ARE A JOKE! Placing Billy Cobham where you have is cause alone to shut you down forever. By the way, ever heard of Jack DeJohnette, Dave Weckl, etc. Not to mention Buddy Rich, at least!!! YOU ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS, AND YOUR WIPEASS PAPER IS A CRIME!
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  20. JamesMcCollroy
    Charlie Watts at 9/12/2011 10:46 PM
    Well if you think he should be higher, it's because bobby keys, a saxophone player who played with the stones, taught Charlie Watts how to keep a fairly simple beat. Charlie wasn't really that good at all. he's not terrible by any means. But, he wasn't any buddy rich.
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  21. Cal
    Carter Beauford at 12/10/2010 1:44 PM
    Carter should be much further up this list.
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  22. JamesMcCollroy
    Neil Peart at 9/12/2011 9:56 PM
    Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer all-time if you actually like neil peart. Personally, I think keith moon is a better drummer than both considering he just said, let's make some fuckin noise. I also don't really care too much for Bonham, though I prefer him to peart by a large margin. Levon Helm from, "The Band" was never credited as being a great drummer. But his influential style is probably one of the greatest. Plus, what an awesome dude! Al Jackson jr kept really really good time. Timing is everything. If you don't have that, theres no reason to have anything else.
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  23. rodge2001
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/30/2011 1:40 PM
    What a joke. I'm better than 80% of this list and I'm able to play along with 99% of it. Where are all the jazz drummers? Joey Kramer is way better than his spot on this list. It's all people that are in mainstream or popular bands anyways. Where the hell is Graham Lear (Santana's drummer following Michael Shrieve)? Why is Jimmy Chamberlain not ranked higher? Alex Van Halen should be higher too.
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    1. gng1994
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 6/04/2011 3:09 PM
      you are not better than 80% of this list but i do agree with you about all the early jazz drummers
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      1. PoconoPhil
        Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 6/10/2011 8:53 AM
        Buddy Rich? Gene Krupa? Paul Wertico?
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  24. A7X fan
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 2/04/2012 1:02 PM
    What about The Rev??
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  25. Anonymous
    Stewart Copeland at 1/15/2010 6:29 PM
    hi stewart you are the best drummer....
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  26. Gaz1965
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 12/30/2011 12:29 PM
    Top three should be as follows 1. Keith Moon 2. John Bonham 3. Mitch Mitchel There is nothing more to say than that :)
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  27. NameOptional
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/22/2010 4:36 AM
    This isn't an actual Rolling Stone list, they've never published a list of the best drummers. Karl, you're right, Helm deserves a spot, but considering its bogus origins maybe it's not a surprise he's left out.
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  28. Gabby
    Neil Peart at 6/14/2011 4:04 PM
    Ringo is an incredibly average drummer who just so happened to be in a GREAT BAND.\nJohn Bonham was a great drummer who never came close to having the technical skill that Neil Peart has. Neil is hands down the greatest rock drummer alive. It's a shame Shannon Larkin of Godsmack didn't appear on this list somewhere! WTF!?
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  29. tutotto8
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 2/27/2011 8:22 PM
    and where is john otto and dave weckl! probably the guy that done this isn´t a drummer at all!
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  30. drummer2
    Simon Phillips at 8/02/2011 1:24 PM
    He should be higher on the list.. He's a monster!!!
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  31. Kari
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/20/2010 2:12 AM
    I don't understand why Levon Helm isn't on the list. I'm not a musician, so I'd be happy to be enlightened. But I am always struck--when hearing other groups cover Band songs--that the thing I miss most is Levon's drums.
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  32. Ben
    Lars Ulrich at 12/07/2010 12:46 AM
    WHAT THE H**L. Ulrich has the most unimaginative drumming styles in rock history. He's overrated. Love metallica, hate Lars.
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  33. Anonymous
    Carter Beauford at 4/27/2010 9:41 PM
    Yup, this guy can drum
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  34. sunburntcurt
    Neil Peart at 3/08/2011 8:27 AM
    If you want pure technical prowess, look to Mike Portnoy. Neil Peart combines technical prowess with playing that's about the song, not him. That said, neither of them play with the swing that John Bonham does (nobody does, for that matter). Bonzo's playing comes from his heart and his balls, not his intellect. I can go further and say that Buddy Rich's leaves them all in the dust. As far as playing for the song, Ringo and Charlie Watts leave everyone in the dust. Bottom line, you can't say who's hands-down the best. It all depends on what your criteria is. ALso, Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic, not a musical genre.
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  35. Rushisthebest125
    Neil Peart at 6/08/2011 9:20 AM
    you are stupid 12 year old kid yu don't know anything about music, Rush, or drummers. one John Bonham is drummer from the 70's and he is dead, also Led Zepplin are not even together anymore. Neil Peart has one every drummer pole awards from the day he started up to now, and HELLO have you seen Neil Peart's drum solos, john bonham didn't do drum solos. Your comment is incorrect Neil Peart is the greatest drummer that ever drew breathe on this Earth !
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  36. buddyrich
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/05/2011 10:58 PM
    anyone who doesnt put buddy rich at the top, has absolutely no idea what they're talking about
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  37. LouMay
    Steve Smith at 6/21/2011 6:55 PM
    What?!!! Max Weinberg can barely keep time... and he'd admit it. Steve Smith should be in the top 10; Terry Bozzio shouldn't.\nWhere's Paul Humphrey, Art Blakey, Alan Dawson, Bernard Purdie, John Robertson, Jo Jones, etc?!
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  38. ArneMariusHågensen
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/13/2011 8:56 AM
    Buddy Rich Gene Krupa None of them are on the list!!!
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  39. John
    Phil Collins at 10/23/2010 10:52 PM
    Should be top 10. Listen to anything on Foxtrot or Selling England by the Pound.
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    1. nero
      Phil Collins at 11/02/2010 10:32 AM
      I totally agree with you! He is alot better than Bill bruford, just listen to seconds out "cinema show"!
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  40. Sputnick
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/17/2011 9:31 PM
    Seriously? This list is so biased. no tony williams, who is my favorite (and who is better than buddy rich hehe). There are so many drummers that should be above moon, bonham, etc
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  41. legg24
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 3/30/2011 11:02 PM
    this list is absolute garbage. no buddy rich or gene krupa is an insult.
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  42. coruption666
    Neil Peart at 2/18/2011 10:44 AM
    UMmm 12 yo tehehehe.. you need to grow up and stop throwing a little baby fit... you couldn't keep up with Neil even with a 720 piece set... besides the set size doesn't make the drummer.. check out buddy rich.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich and btw "rush doesn't suck"
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  43. Gdog
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 2/18/2011 9:34 AM
    Dont get me wrong neil Pert is well respected but he is over rated. by todays standards if a drummer fits thats it there are many drummers out there that over play and also for show have way more equiptment than really needed.
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    1. RUSH2112
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/13/2011 9:13 PM
      If you have ever been to a rush concert, you might notice that hes uses all of the drums, just no for show dumbass. Pay attention next time. FU GO RUSH
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  44. Get a life
    Neil Peart at 7/02/2011 6:03 AM
    John Bonham did do drum solos actually ever heard of Moby Dick
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  45. Regis Philbin
    Charlie Watts at 8/01/2011 5:31 PM
    How is Charlie Watts number 60?
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  46. brian miller
    Ansley Dunbar at 9/03/2011 3:07 PM
    Um...before Steve Smith...really??? That is crazy!!!
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  47. dponcin
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/25/2011 11:49 AM
    No Buddy Rich? No Tommy Lee? No Mike Mangini? Who ranked this? How is Ringo Starr on anybody's best drummer list? That's nucking futs! I also think anyone who thinks there has ever been a better drummer than Neil Peart has no idea what drumming is. People say he has too much equipment, but those are people who would sit at his kit and c**p their pants! He has to get into it from under it! He is the best, ever. Hey where is Aaron Spears? Anyone seen his "Caught Up" solo? This list is BOGUS.
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    1. dponcin
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/25/2011 11:52 AM
      Forgot to mention, I think Sib Hashian has always been under rated as well. He drove a band (Boston) that was cutting edge techno at the time and was awesome. He should easily have made this top 100 list. Everyone needs to stop being so generous with Keith Moon too. Not that great, just loud!
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  48. Travis Sucks
    Travis Barker at 11/11/2010 7:56 AM
    No he shouldnt be less than 83.
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  49. JakeGregan
    John Bonham at 7/01/2011 7:18 PM
    wooow im 14 and i play keyboard(much like the sounds of john paul jones) and John Bonham clearly deserved 1 spot!! He does play drum solos btw ever hear of Moby Dick? duhh
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  50. Hotzdogg
    Vinnie Paul at 7/02/2011 7:05 PM
    He is way better than 26 more like 6
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  51. EdwardGoodknecht
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 3/19/2011 10:12 AM
    Ok i have a huge problem and lets see who agree's with me. I can understand John Bonham being rated at #2 we was a all time Legend one of the best, I can also see Mke Portnoy being rated at #8, I pesonally think he is what makes Dream Theater what they are besides the guy is hands down is truley amazing, here is the problem, I cannot belive that they even list Phil Collins, he beat out NICKO MCBRAIN what the heck were they thinking the guy has no tallent Nicko has more tallent in his finger nails than Phil collins ever will, who ever was head of the best 100 drummers bumped their head that day Phil sould not have even been listed as a drummer, in my opinion John, Nicko, and Mike should be in the top 5 best drummers of all time, it sickens me to see how they rated Nicko, i feel he is the best and should be apreaciated and recognized better than that Nicko is absolutley Phenominal wach him very close sometime you will see. Give me a break, Phil Collins, come on what were they thinking!!
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  52. rick b
    Steve Gadd at 6/14/2011 7:46 PM
    If Steve Gadd is 13 and Vinnie Colaiuta 14 you need new ears.
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  53. ryan
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 5/01/2010 10:21 AM
    Really no Buddy Rich? This list is bogus, if there was no Buddy half these guys would never have picked up a pair of sticks.
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  54. Lewis
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 1/15/2012 4:58 AM
    Matt Helders?
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  55. Korph
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 10/10/2010 5:25 AM
    seriously moon on 4th place ? the guys infront of him were influenced by him ... and where is gene krupa and buddy rich ?
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  56. Ratbert
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 12/19/2010 7:36 AM
    Bogie Bowles belongs here..
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  57. mason
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 1/19/2012 12:31 PM
    i dont care
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  58. glebarr
    Terry Bozzio at 11/18/2010 11:07 AM
    listen to him on Jeff Beck's Giitar Shop Cd...amazing
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  59. glebarr
    Alan White at 11/18/2010 11:09 AM
    deserves to be higher on this list
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  60. glebarr
    Vinnie Colaiuta at 11/18/2010 11:08 AM
    pretty high on the lis, probably deserves higher ranking...phenominal musician
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  61. glebarr
    Greg Bissonette at 11/18/2010 11:10 AM
    check out his CD : Submaribne...lots of great guest musicians
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  62. Wing
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/27/2011 7:09 AM
    Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer of all time. So why the f**k isn't he #1 on this list? And where's Gene Krupa? You have to acknowledge the original great drummers on a list like this. And where the h**l is Dale Crover (from the Melvins)? He is extremely underrated. And Vinnie Colaiuta deserves to be in the top 5, he can play/sight read ANYTHING (be it genre or a written composition)! But the list still acknowledges a lot of good drummers, but it missed out on a lot more who deserve to be recognized. And it didn't put Travis Barker way high up on the list, hes a good drummer but hes just really over rated.
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  63. i
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 1/13/2011 1:09 PM
    What about the Rev?
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  64. Awenmyst
    Tommy Aldridge at 11/03/2010 1:41 AM
    What a disservice to an awesome drummer. Tommy Aldridge should be in the top ten, maybe in the top five. Rolling Stone needs to wake up and smell the drum Kit.
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  65. g
    Neil Peart at 10/02/2010 4:11 AM
    How dare anyone say Neil Peart is a better drummer than... the dude from Deep Purple? Don't quit your day job kid, I have a feeling you're not gonna be a famous drummer.
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    1. m1a1
      Neil Peart at 11/12/2010 11:09 PM
      ha ha...what's that dude's name? must be a famous guy....seems everyone at least knows who peart is
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  66. ExDrummer
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 11/13/2010 10:18 PM
    Music is subjective to begin with, and therefore it's difficult to come up with a Top Ten of a given genre of music let alone a Top 100 Drummers of All Time ! There are people in the top Ten, including # 1 I've never heard of, yet I'm sure they're excellent players. But, let me just add a few who belong in any list, all of whom I've heard play in person. Elvin Jones, Louis Hayes, Buddy Rich, Richie Hayward, Art Blakey, Artimus Pyle, Jeff Porcaro, Mel Lewis, Gene Krupa, Art Taylor and Sonny Payne.
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  67. Cmac
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/08/2011 5:16 PM
    Unless I missed something...Tommy Lee doesn't make it but Matt Sorum does?
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  68. Clockwood
    Neil Peart at 10/11/2010 10:15 AM
    I have all the respect in the world for Neil Peart and RUSH but theres not a chance in h**l hes better then Bonzo. Get that fuckin prague rock bullshit outta here.
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    1. Anonymous
      Neil Peart at 11/18/2010 11:06 AM
      it's prog that you don't like obviously, both great drummers....rolling stone is a fashion rag now; don't take any list from them seriously...
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  69. SaintJimmy
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 1/11/2012 5:55 PM
    WTF Travis barker but no Tre' Cool? messed up
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  70. Pallknowing1
    Danny Carey at 12/07/2011 4:20 PM
    #7 Good spot for Danny Carey. go on youtube and watch Danny Carey - Triad. When u see Tool live he is a complete wall of sound Amazing Technical drummer. and yeah Buddy Rich and Gene Kruppa should be top 15
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  71. RJN
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 12/11/2010 9:02 AM
    Glad to see Ringo where he is...others have ranked him in their top 10, which is absolutely ridiculous! Will echo what others have said about Buddy Rich...and what about Prairie Prince of Tubes, et. al.? Btw, Max Weinberg is also Springsteen's drummer..!
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  72. ShelbyGordon
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 2/10/2012 12:00 AM
    Dude seriously? Where the hell is James 'The Rev' Sullivan? Apparently the people at Rolling Stones are bat shit crazy. Anyone who knows anything about drumming would know that The Rev deserves to be on this list.
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  73. Mike
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 1/23/2012 2:37 PM
    Are you kidding me? As good as some of the guys on this list are, it's outrageous that Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan isn't on here! I'm a huge System of a Down fan and agree that John Dolmayan should be where he is, but Sullivan should be in and towards the top!
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  74. Gabe_ORielly
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 8/22/2011 7:13 PM
    A list of the top 100 drummers that does not include Joe Morello, Art Blakey, Louis Bellson, but includes Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts is not to be taken seriously. Now I'm not knocking Ringo or Charlie -- they were great in the Beatles and the Stones, and I enjoyed their drumming, but they don't belong on a list of the top 100.
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    1. tmonahan54
      Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 2/09/2012 2:18 PM
      I agree with you 100%. A list of the100 greatest drummers of all time without Joe Morello on the list almost makes the list laughable. It is equivalent to having a list of the 100 greatest mathematicians of all time and not including Euler, Gauss or Ramanujan.
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  75. Marine1
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/10/2011 3:21 AM
    Will Calhoun..Living Colour
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  76. emoral
    Rolling Stones: 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time at 4/15/2011 4:47 PM
    I totally disagree with this list where is TONY THOMPSON,STEVE FERRONE,WILL CALHOUN,JEROME BAILEY, these guy's should all be in the top 10 this list sucks,and look how low on the list Stewart Copeland is ...
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